Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 4 August 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

NEW TELEGRAPH

Report: New York Gov., Cuomo, sexually harassed women

Buhari appreciates CBN Gov, Emefiele, at 60

Insecurity: 3, 360 escapees from Edo, Imo custodial centres still at large ‘Investigation

Proposed ‘Ghost Mondays’ will jeopardise S’East economy ‘Group tells IPOB

FG begs doctors to stop strike

2023 Presidency: S’West lacks moral standard to aspire ‘Ohanaeze

Leadership crisis looms in PDP

BDCs: Paying the price for lack of accountability

17 Corps members deployed to Edo test positive for COVID-19

Nigerians spend N32.9bn on text messages in 1 year

Emiefele: Stimulating economy via focused agric, real sector financing

Airlines statistics confirm 2020 worst year ever for aviation as 1.8bn people flew

Seafarers face uncertainty over wages, health issues

NIBSS: PoS deployment jumps 87.4% in one year

Coastal voyage code to boost maritime trade

US won’t allow threats in Sahel region to encroach on littoral states of West Africa ‘Banks

NPA worries as Apapa gridlock remains 10 years on

Ward congresses: How consensus option saved Kwara APC from implosion

Investors in banks’ stocks gain N29bn in July

SNF to CNG: Calling for Afenifere’s proscription an assault

Saraki’s PDP reconciliation c’ttee meets with Makinde in Ibadan

FCMB to uplift women entrepreneurs with $50m AfDB loan

Ararile: Nigeria should return to parliamentary system of govt

FG triples prize money for Olympics medalists

FG triples prize money for Olympic medallists

JUST IN: Oborududu gives Nigeria first Tokyo 2020 silver medal

I never settled for less’ says Ese Brume after winning Long Jump bronze in Tokyo

IOC launches investigation into Belarus sprinter case

PUNCH

Court hears Igbohos N5bn suit against Malami, DSS today

Olympics: Nigerias Bello clinches third in womens canoe heat to reach quarter-final

Nigeria, others need $15.7bn to curb refineries emissions Report

APC member asks court to annul congresses, sack Buni-led committee

Foreign investors withdraw N116.72bn from stock market in six months

Mambilla: FG directs NSIA to source $200m judgment debt for Chinese firm

UAE lifts ban on Nigerian transit passengers, others Thursday

Ogun berates Adebutu over alleged diversion of N64bn LG allocation

Five in custody over Abuja celebrity chefs murder

Violence against children cost Nigeria $15bn in 2018 World Bank

NIPOST to be unbundled before December, says minister

Seven feared dead as Okada riders clash over levy in Ogun

Fuel crisis looms as IPMAN shuts Calabar depot

I saw woman, beheaded son where kidnappers kept me Escaped 14-year-old boy

Stakeholders seek govt support on sexual, reproductive health

US vaccine lifeline: FG, states work out sharing formula, Lagos gets priority

FG working towards reducing cost of hepatitis test, says Ehanire

Kyari appears before panel, mounts defence against Hushpuppis allegations indictment

Activist condemns FGs threat to sack workers leaking documents

Siasia sues FIFA in US court, wants ban overturned

Researchers lament Nigerians poor compliance with COVID-19 protocols

Herdsmen nabbed as stray cow kills three-month-old baby in Delta

APC plans Buni, Oyetola, Bellos removal from caretaker team, eyes interim exco

Fire from generator guts 18 furniture shops in Rivers

Delta couple face prosecution for faking daughters kidnap

Assault video: Edo suspends principal, housemaster, to prosecute abusers

NEXIM appoints Dbanj as ambassador

Olympics medals: You made us proud, Okowa feliciates Brume, Oborodudu

Medical services will suffer due to resident doctors strike -ATBUTH management

Strike: Return to negotiating table, Mamora urges resident doctors

FIFA bans ex-CAF president Hayatou for one year

THISDAY

Olugbenjo: Stanbic IBTC N100bn Infrastructure Fund Will Bridge Infrastructure Deficit

Despite Economy Headwinds, FBN, ETI, 5 Other Banks Profit Soar by 12% in H1

ERA/FoE Urges FG to Halt Shell Divestment from Nigeria Oil Industry

Gains in MTN Nigeria, Airtel Lift Stock Market by N163.22bn

Buhari directs IGP to deal with rapists nationwide

Telecoms service firms generate N546.1b in 2020

FG lists conditions for oil majors’ divestment from upstream operations

Manufacturers hopeful CBN forex policy will check rising input costs

CBN releases guidelines for establishing payment service holding companies

UNIBEN announces resumption dates for 2020/2021 academic session

LASG to divert traffic at Marina for rail project for over 7 months

INEC Warns Endless Court Orders May Jeopardise 2023 Polls

FG to Ramp Up Investment in Fossil Fuel, Says Sylva

Nigeria Gets $3.35bn in IMF’s Historic $650bn SDR Allocation

Naira Gains Further on Parallel Market

Bandits Raid Kaduna Communities, Kill Six, Burn Eight Houses

CBN Bars Payment Service Holding Companies from Accessing Bank Loans

UNICEF: 122 Million Nigerians at Risk of Contracting Tropical Diseases

A’Ibom APC Crisis Deepens as 17 Caretaker Chairmen, Others Suspended

DSS Arrests Five Kidnappers of Six-year-old Boy in Kano

Youths Attack APC National Delegates in Kano

Anambra Poll: Court Clears Soludo as APGA’s Candidate

GUARDIAN

Saraki committee meets Makinde, others over Oyo PDP crisis

Enugu: Mother of four laments husband’s death in Police gun duel with bandits

PDP National Reconciliation Committee Chairman, Saraki, others meet in Ibadan

EFCC arraigns surety for giving false information in Kaduna

Siasia takes case against FIFA ban to U.S. federal court

NAPTIP nabs trafficker, rescues 13 Libya-bound victims

Ese Brume’s Olympics bronze ends athletics 13 years wait for medal

FCT Police probe death of popular Abuja Chef

Institute of marketing to sanction non-financial members

Court orders EFCC to unfreeze Dokpesi’s N2.1B bank account

Residents flee as erosion sweeps homes into river

General Assembly creates new Permanent Forum of People of African Descent

Deadly wildfire races toward Turkish power plant

VANGUARD

Baby food producers using covid-19 to discourage breastfeeding for economic gains ‘ UNICEF, WHO

Anambra 2021: PDP candidate explains choice of running mate

Delta approves N425bn ‘indicative budget’ for 2022

Insecurity: COAS harps on enhanced joint planning, operations

PDP governors sue for peace

FG donates N5m to college students for inventing monitoring devices

Oyo PDP Crisis: Saraki c’ttee gave Makinde ultimatum to make us happy ‘ Olopoeyan

Oyo PDP Crisis: Saraki reconciles Makinde with aggrieved party members

APC woos 7 PDP national officers

MOWCA has no scribe for now, FG insists

COVID-19: Anxiety as over 20 corps members feared infected

Breaking: Fresh crisis hits PDP as seven national officers resign

Courts, politicians frustrating preparations for Anambra poll ‘ INEC

Doctors Strike: FG appeals to NARD to return to negotiating table

Saraki, Anyim, Imoke, others meet with Makinde in Ibadan

138m Nigerians at risk of lymphatic disease ‘ Expert

Buni goes to Osinbajo, explains view on APC congresses

Family planning does not reduce population ‘ Expert

I did 2 days rituals for community, Nigeria’s peace, progress ‘ Traditional ruler

13-year-old Taraba varsity graduates first Ph.D. student

North-East women laud military operations in region

Nigeria imported 400,000 cars in 5 years; 40% smuggled in

Reject outcome of Osun Ward Congress, APC group tells Buni

How victim whose son was beheaded helped me escape from kidnappers’ den ‘ 14-year-old hawker narrates

Boko Haram insurgency, insecurity stifle economic growth, development, says Borno SSG

Customs arrest 2, intercept 3 trucks over unprocessed timber in Imo

Killings in Orlu, govt tightens security, youths barricade community

Stop leaking court judgments, CJN warns judicial officers

FG to repay N20 billion for Yobe completed federal roads

LEADERSHIP

17 Corps Members Admitted For COVID-19 In Edo

3 Abducted Bethel Students Found In Kaduna Forest

Pensioners Laud President Buhari Over Payment Of Arrears

Patients Groan As Doctors’ Strike Enters Second Day

NDDC Forensic Report: Delta Monarchs Demand Akpabio’s Sack

6 Killed In Kaduna Villages As Gov el-Rufai Condemns Attacks

President Buhari Approves Deployment Of 9 Perm Secs

North-East Women Commend Armed Forces For Ongoing Operations

JUST-IN: PDP In Closed Door Meeting Over Resignation Of 7 Nat’l Officers

Federal Govt Laments Poor Waste Management As Nigeria Generates 32m Tons Annually

Ajaokuta Steel Will Do Better Under Presidency ‘ CSO

TRIBUNE

Secondary school students receive sanitary products worth N3m in Imo

Tension over Gombe development zone: Govt, residents agree to suspend new constructions

Lagos govt to divert traffic at National Theatre, Marina for 7 months over rail project

Aftermath of exco members resignation: PDP governors summon emergency meeting

Evans: Two ex-soldiers in court, deny being accomplices

Saraki, Anyim, Imoke, Dakwambo meet aggrieved Oyo PDP politicians

Youth group kicks against IPOB planned sit-at-home order

Sokoto government confirms cases of gastroenteritis in 13 LGAs

IPOB sues US Secretaries of State, Defence, wants remaining 6 Super Tucano blocked from coming to Nigeria

INEC laments litigation surrounding Anambra governorship election

Wike describes NASS opposition against E-transmission of elections as coup

NATION

National vehicle registration will curb insecurity, generate revenue

Court orders substituted service on eight APC defectors in Edo

Sustain your dads good legacy, Tinubu tells governor

Seven feared dead as Okada riders clash in Ogun

UPDATED: PDP calls for calm as seven NWC members resign

Anxiety as kidnappers reportedly abduct seven in Suleja

APC: Court urged to dissolve Buni-led Caretaker Committee, nullify state congresses

Tokyo Olympics: FG to reward gold medalists with $15,000

Anambra 2021: PDP candidate explains choice of running mate

Gunmen kill six in Kaduna, raze eight houses

COVID-19: 17 Corps members admitted in Edo hospital

2 in court for allegedly receiving stolen SIM card

DAILY TRUST

Masari attacks critics of N6.25bn cattle ranch project

7 feared dead as Okada riders clash in Ogun

We’ll refund road projects based on quality – Minister

FG tasks IT professionals on Nigeria’s cyberspace safety

US selects 56 Nigerians for 2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship

Uncertainty as UAE lifts flights ban on Nigeria 5 months after

Nursing council inducts 294 foreign-trained nurses

Kyari protected under Nigerian law — Ozekhome

MAN almost shut down over funds misuse — Rector

13 trafficking victims rescued by NAPTIP, NSCDC, DSS

Sexual abuse rising in barracks — Army chief

Residents flee as erosion sweeps homes into river

Man to die by hanging for killing wife, child

Plateau: Fulani, Irigwe trade blame over killings in Bassa LG

Gastroenteritis kills 23 in Sokoto

FG grants N5m to 6 students for tech innovation

3 varsity students bag jail for internet fraud in Kwara

Climate change: FCTA to reward environment-friendly area councils

Rape among top crimes in Jigawa

Case of teenage housemaid burnt with hot water adjourned

Man, 40, faces N.7m theft charge

PCC resolves 846 cases, recovers over N6m

Kaduna residents express relief over release of Zakzaky

Muslim group knocks Sahara Reporters on blasphemous statement

Private firms expand as PMI hits 18 month high

Global shipping losses drop by 50% in 10 years — report

Heavy rainfall: Kano residents lament as flood destroys property

Kano youths to undergo training on sustainable agriculture development

Commuters, residents groan as Airport Road flyover remains shut 7 months after

FUTA students protest death of 200 level student

HERALD

It is a coup against the people’ ‘ Wike slams NASS members for voting against e-transmission of election results

DSS nabs kidnappers of 6-year-old boy in Kano

Shehu Sani: ‘Kaduna residents selling their homes, land, other property to pay ransom

Tokyo Olympics: Blessing Oborodudu Wins First Silver For Nigeria

I Plan To Wear Medal On Bishop Oyedepo ‘ Ese Brume Dedicates Victory To Clergy, Others

Girl, 15, dies of heart attack during s*x with man inside car

Court Orders EFCC To Unfreeze Dokpesi’s N2.1B Bank Account, Release Seized Documents

PDP Reconciliation: Saraki, Makinde, Anyim, Others Meet In Ibadan

Insecurity: It’s injustice to hound peaceful protesters, dine with AK-47 wielding bandits ‘ Lawyer

DAILY INDEPENDENT

APC Ward Congresses: I Didn’t Ignore Presidential Directives ‘ Malami

Anambra Guber: INEC Worried Over Multiple Court Orders, Asks NBA To Intervene

FAAN Takes Delivery Of Equipment From RESA For Airport Automation

LASG Parleys Stakeholders On Ikeja, Ikorodu Junction Improvement Works

Gender-Based Violence Case: Edo First Lady, Deputy Governor, Wife In Court To Witness Proceedings

Nassarawa Resident Doctor Joins Nation Wide Strike

Wike Threatens To Sack Resident Doctors On Strike

Moves To Halt Takeoff Of Maranatha University In Imo Thickens

Umahi Never Asked For N2bn To Make Me Governor ‘ RMAFC Boss Clarifies

Gov. Ugwuanyi Offers Scholarships To Enugu, Anambra-Born Young Inventors Of Aircraft, MP3 Radio Set

Senator Dimka Decries Continous Attacks On Plateau Residents

PEOPLESDAILY

At last, DSS produces 8 Igboho’s aides in court

PDP to Jega: APC, Buhari, not PDP, fail Nigerians

Firm offers free counseling on cardiovascular mgt to 225 farmers

IPOB’s sit-at-At-home: Go on with your normal business -Arewa group urges Igbos in North

Again, KADSIECOM postpones LG election in Kaduna

Insecurity: Varsity Don implores Journalists to compliment Govt’s effort

Kebbi: 400 Candidates take Computer based qualifying exams to study overseas

Osinbajo receives NDC Course 29 research report

BLUEPRINT

N718m audit report: Petroleum ministry spent N14m on biro, N98m on PIB leaflets awareness ‘ Senate

Fallout of Umahi, Ayade, Matawalle’s defection: Seven national officers quit as PDP crisis deepens

Black marketers lose as Naira gains 248 basis points in 7 days

Bandits free 3 re-abducted Bethel students

Happening now: Hoodlums launch attack, set trucks on fire in Jos (VIDEO)

Reveale! How Blessing Oborodudu defied kneel injury to win Silver, broke record, Minister to pay for her surgery

2020 Olympics: FG jerks up prize money for medalists as Adekuruoye, Enekwechi target more honours for Nigeria in Tokyo

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